Asia

akzente provides insight into local engagement. GIZ’s expertise is in demand around the world. Together with its partners, it works in over 130 countries to offer people prospects and improve their living conditions over the long term.

  • Greening the economy
    Indonesia’s path towards a sustainable future, summarised by Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati
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  • A well of cooperation
    Water is a precious resource in Central Asia. akzente visits Uzbekistan to see how it can be distributed sustainably and fairly – and how this enhances stability in the region in times of climate change.
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  • ‘Explaining climate change research so that it makes sense’
    An interview with GIZ Programme Manager Caroline Milow about the Green Central Asia initiative
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  • Growing together
    A successful mentoring programme in South-East Asia ­illustrates what Business Scouts for Development do.
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  • Confidence on wheels
    Remote, but forward-looking: Singra shows how e-mobility can change lives – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  • ‘Building self-confidence’
    An interview that looks at mental health in crisis-affected regions and at the importance of collective care
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  • A glimmer of hope
    When the Assad regime in Syria reacted violently to the reform movement inspired by the Arab Spring, hundreds of thousands fled to Jordan. Two inspiring Syrian women share their stories of starting afresh.
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  • Lebanon's youth seek their future
    Young women like Mireille El Helou are showing that they believe in change in Lebanon and have the energy to start afresh.
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  • Greetings from Dhaka
    Climate change expert Emilia Huss on living and working in Bangladesh
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